Yes, Thanks to Technology

It is only by technological progress that we will be able to sustain the world's quickly growing population and no economic system can create as much research and development as capitalism. Not only is growth sustainable thanks to technological development, but capitalism is an absolute necessity for the survival of the human race.

Capitalism is self correcting

Capitalism is self correcting. It solves all the problems it creates and solves for every one of them. There's no reason to turn away from this system. The only reason I would think capitalism is bad is because it harms the environment, however it solves for the problems it creates. There's no better alternative.

capitalism is sustainable

Three united states is the biggest reason no where has a country gained as much wealth. The cold war explains it all why did the Soviet union fail yet the united states still here? Here anyone can do what ever they want and have the silty to make their dreams come true nothing is guaranteed except you have the shot.

Yes.

We are always materialistic. We only get lazy when we don't get results for work (socialism). Capitalism gives us incentives to work and , therefore, increases productivity and demand. Some books:
"Freedomnomics" John Lott
"Debacle" Noriquist and Lott
And anything by Friedman
Capitalism works, and that's a fact. Even when looking into the other side, I just can't see how capitalism has failed.

In theory? Yes, in Practice? Not as it is now

Right now we are living on a dying world. Capitalism has devolved our people into increasingly materialistic and selfish lazy people. In theory, as long as there are consumers it is sustainable, free and competitive. In reality, it leads to outsourcing for cheap labor, people being laid off, the Earth being exploited and destroyed without thought to future generations and recessions that affect multiple countries across the globe.

As Long as There Are Consumers

Capitalism is a sustainable economic system and it has been for thousands of years. The key is to give consumers what they want and give them stuff to buy. As long as there are consumers with money, there will be capitalism on this planet. Capitalism encourages competition and keeps prices low, which benefits all consumers who try to discern the best deals in a free market economy.

Quite Simple Stuff

In a nutshell, any system in which the "telos" is the accumulation of wealth, whereby the fundamental use-values of a society are simply a by-product of said telos, is destined to fail. Aristotle essentially made this claim in his discussion of money. Politically and socially, capitalism is also intrinsically fascist since this system is fundamentally based upon the exploitation of resources (including humans), in order to produce exchange-value, which inevitably leads to wealth becoming accumulated increasingly in the hands of the very few at the expense of the majority. The nation-state and its democratic institutions are increasingly becoming obsolete in the face of neoliberal, global capitalism - a system that is not beholden to any state, its laws or institutions that maintain the fabric of a society. It is fallacious to maintain that technology will somehow offset the exhaustion of finite resources since these are interdependent factors.

These are a few problems amongst many many more. All in all, a systemic change is needed in order for human civilization to survive. Just like any other model, capitalism is not ahistorical.

Perpetual growth on finite resources is an oxymoron

Capitalism = production and then consumption by humans, leading to more production for further consumption, by more humans, etc. Production requires material resources, e.G., fossil fuels, uranium, corn, water. These materials are in limited supply on this planet. This is why US oil production has been in decline for decades, our aquifers are shrinking, etc. Soon, consumers will want more production than the earth can accommodate.

Not in its current state

I do have hope for the future of capitalism but without a morally strong government willing to introduce the necessary regulations natural human greed will doom the economy and the environment. The current version of capitalism being practiced by most of the western world allows private corporations to have too much power over politicians and based on the state of the world today they have no qualms about abusing that power for personal gain. The separation of church and state is meant to ensure that politicians decisions are not influenced by personally held religious beliefs, likewise there should be a separation of money and state so that their decisions are based on what's best for the people they serve who re-elect them rather than the big money donors who fund them

We have limited resources.

Capitalism assumes that there aren't a limited number of resources on our planet, when there are. If we view Capitalism outside of a vacuum, and through a realistic lens, we see the flaws in the machine. Capitalism relies on growth, and there can only be a certain amount of growth before there is decline. The only variation is when we reach this point of inevitable economic decline.

It is obviously not

Any model that assumes infinite growth on one planet with finite resources is doomed.Why do we produce all these things we don't need? We should just focus on the what we really need and make that well, and do this without enslaving people (or other animals), just by building machines and robots (which is what we do now anyway). I would love to live in a world where I can focus on my happiness and that of the people around me instead of having to struggle to get the things I need to survive

It is obviously not

Any model that assumes infinite growth on one planet with finite resources is doomed.Why do we produce all these things we don't need? We should just focus on the what we really need and make that well, and do this without enslaving people (or other animals), just by building machines and robots (which is what we do now anyway). I would love to live in a world where I can focus on my happiness and that of the people around me instead of having to struggle to get the things I need to survive

It is a system of greed with those luckily enough to reach the top have no conscience or time for the less fortunate

For example, the current UK government taking away from the less fortunate and giving it to the wealthy few. This include a reduction in corporation taxes from 24% to 18%; government subsidises; a reduction in NIS; a reduction in inheritance taxes: forcing welfare benefit claimants to work for multimillion pounds companies for as little as £2.17 per hour in lieu of their £50.00 per week benefits just to name a few.

The same capitalist government thinks that a two bedroom home is too big for a single person, a sick or disabled poor person who claim welfare benefits is a scrounger and should be treated as a fraud, etc.

Capitalism is just passing stage from feudalism. Social elements are increasing & the (capitalism is giving up) world is gradually moving to next stage.

Eg. Nordic countries, China, Australia etc.Best example is Yugoslavia with the most advanced open socialist system. After external pressure to privatise & de balance the system, the separation brought less happiness & prosperity to majority of the population.Technological advancement helps more informed transparent societies to have better social inclusive systems.Informed smart people cannot tolerate income imbalance too long.

Capitalism is inherently unsustainable.

Capitalism is inherently unsustainable because the pursuit of profit rests on the exploitation of natural resources and workers. Unless we begin to value the future of people and the environment over the wanton accumulation of wealth by an incredibly privileged class, we cannot have a sustainable society. How much more debt can the financial system take as wages stagnate?

It's a Scarcity Based System!

The present money system is scarcity based. It's built into the design of the currency and the banking system. For Capitalism to be sustainable you would have to be redesign the money system to work on demurrage instead of interest and you would have to democratize the control of money. When we do that - we are likely to no longer call it Capitalism as it will be totally unrecognizable to what we have today.